My great grandfather was born a Mackie in Rothes but came to Calfornia to mine in the early 1880's. I have found one peculiar note in the margin of his marriage entry in the county records in 1898. It says "Orinaly name was once McClean". Now, I know HIS PARTICULAR name was not McClean as I have found his birth record, his parents, etc. And he and his father and grandfather etc were all Mackies. However, I am curious about the history of the name Mackie. I had always assumed it was a derivative of McKay. Any info on Mackie and McClean? Thanks! Karen in California

Karen From Black's "The Surnames of Scotland" : "This name is of considerable antiquity in Stirlingshire, and can be traced in Stirling to the 15th century.....the Mackies of Mid Galloway a powerful and prosperous family of the sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth century were enthusiastic supporters of the Covenanters." Various men (various spellings of the name, too...Makky, Make, McCay, McKie) are mentioned and a reference is given to compare MacKay and Mackieson entries. Lilian \Kjsutt100@aol.com wrote: > My great grandfather was born a Mackie in Rothes but came to Calfornia to mine in the early 1880's. I have found one peculiar note in the margin of his marriage entry in the county records in 1898. It says "Orinaly name was once McClean". > > Now, I know HIS PARTICULAR name was not McClean as I have found his birth record, his parents, etc. And he and his father and grandfather etc were all Mackies. However, I am curious about the history of the name Mackie. I had always assumed it was a derivative of McKay. Any info on Mackie and McClean? Thanks! > > Karen in California > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > MORAY OPR's. The OPR's for the Moray area are now starting to be transcribed and volunteers are needed. Would anyone interested in transcribing the OPR's for our area please contact me via my usual email address or visit the Moray Rootsweb pages and contact me via the mailing list Admin. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

MACKIE from MacKAY from Gaelic MacAOIDH (son of fire), or MacAODH (son of Hugh, or Hugo) McCLEAN probably from MacLEAN from the Gaelic MacGILLE-EOIN (son of the servant of John). Chris Ridings in NSW -----Original Message----- From: Kjsutt100@aol.com [mailto:Kjsutt100@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, 15 December 2004 1:30 To: MORAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Mackie vs. McClean My great grandfather was born a Mackie in Rothes but came to Calfornia to mine in the early 1880's. I have found one peculiar note in the margin of his marriage entry in the county records in 1898. It says "Orinaly name was once McClean". Now, I know HIS PARTICULAR name was not McClean as I have found his birth record, his parents, etc. And he and his father and grandfather etc were all Mackies. However, I am curious about the history of the name Mackie. I had always assumed it was a derivative of McKay. Any info on Mackie and McClean? Thanks! Karen in California